vocab quiz for the great gatsby !!! Flashcards by Aiyana Mate | Brainscape

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feign

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to fake

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supercilious

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as though one is superior to others

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conscientious

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governed by conscience

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incredulous

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skeptical

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recirpocal

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the mutual, the same

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contiguous

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touching, in contact

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facet

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aspect or phase

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languid

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slack or slow

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strident

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loud and harsh

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deft

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skillful and clever

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erroneous

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mistaken wrong

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vehement

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characterized by anger; violent

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impetuous

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done without thinking ; impulsive

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cordial

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courteous, gracious,friendly, warm

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vacuous

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without contents, empty

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divine retribution

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supernatural punishment of a person of a group

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elicit

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to draw out or bring forth; evoke

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valor

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determination in great danger

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somnambulatory

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sleepwalk

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jaunty

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easy, self confident, merry

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rout

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any overwhelming defeat

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reproach

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to find fault in: disapproval

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serf

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a slave or person in a condition of servitude

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obstinate

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not easily controlled or overcome

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exult

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rejoice

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laudable

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deserving praise

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insidious

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deceitful

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debauch

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to seduce

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antecedent

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a preceding circumstance

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elusive

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hard to express or define

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tumult

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violent and noisy commotion; uproar

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portentous

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ominous or threatening

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vicarious

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felt through imagined participation in experience of others

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rancor

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bitter or ill will; hatred

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formidable

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of discouraging strength; fearsome

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settee

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a seat for two or more persons

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divot

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piece of turf cut out of ground by golf club

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garrulous

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excessively talkative ; rambling

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forlorn

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lonely and sad; despairing

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laden

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heavily loaded or weighed down

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pasquinade

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a satire

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surmise

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to guess

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superfluous

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excessive

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elocution

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persons manner of speaking or reading in public

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borne

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carried or transported by